Instructions

ZOOM IN by clicking on the page. A slider will appear, allowing you to adjust your zoom level. Return to the original size by clicking on the page again.

MOVE the page around when zoomed in by dragging it.

ADJUST the zoom using the slider on the top right.

ZOOM OUT by clicking on the zoomed-in page.

SEARCH by entering text in the search field and click on "In This Issue" or "All Issues" to search the current issue or the archive of back issues
respectively.

PRINT by clicking on thumbnails to select pages, and then press the
print button.

SHARE this publication and page.

ROTATE PAGE allows you to turn pages 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.Click on the page to return to the original orientation. To zoom in on a rotated page, return the page to its original orientation, zoom in, and
then rotate it again.

CONTENTS displays a table of sections with thumbnails and descriptions.

ALL PAGES displays thumbnails of every page in the issue. Click on
a page to jump.

Page 4 • TEMPO News • May 7 - May 13, 2015 • www.temponewsflorida.com • twitter.com/temponew • facebook/temponews
EDITORIALS • COLUMNISTS • EDITORIALS • COLUMNISTS
Continued on Page 10
Finally, A Fair State Attorney
Why your participation in
mid-level municipal elections
in Sarasota is important...
GUEST COLUMN BY SHELLI FREELAND-EDDIE
CITY COMMISSION CANDIDATE
Publisher - Johnny Hunter, Sr.
General/Production Manager - Johnny Hunter, Jr.
Editor - Inez Hunter
Senior Correspondents - C.S. Howard,
Rita Smith, & Mwezi Dake
Contributing Correspondents - DeMone Lee,
Dr. Willie Holley, and Dr. Claude Barnes, Ph.D.
Circulation: Lenora Larkins - MANATEE &
Willie Lewis, Jr. - SARASOTA
Subscription - Johnny Hunter, Jr.
Serving Sarasota and Manatee Counties since 1987
Address: 2826 Leonard Reid Avenue-Sarasota, FL 34234
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3243-Sarasota, FL 34230
Phone: (941) 359-1065 • Fax (941) 351-6962
Website: www.temponewsflorida.com
Email: temponews@comcast.net
Notary Public
Opinions expressed on editorials pages of this newspaper by
Columnist or Guest Writers, do not necessarily reflect the
editorial stance of The TEMPO News or the Publisher.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Johnny Hunter, Jr., Chairman, Inez Hunter,
Johnny Hunter, Sr., Walter Spikes, Jr., Julian Moreland,
Pat Carter, Valerie Buchand, Henry Pugh
and Stanley Wooten
We are five days from
the May 12 Runoff Elec-
tion for Sarasota City
Commission District
3. My name is Shelli
Freeland Eddie. I live
in District 3, and hum-
bly seek the support
of all voters as your
district’s representative
for the next 4 years.
Historically, voter
turnout is dismally low
for non-presidential, lo-
cal municipal elections,
particularly among mi-
nority voters. The 2015
general election was no
different. In March,
of nearly 450 African-
American registered vot-
ers in District 3, only
48 voted. The numbers
are equally low among
registered Hispanic vot-
ers. Why is this impor-
tant? Because day-to-
day policy is governed
at the local municipal
level. Taxes, traffic,
development, policing,
and housing are all af-
fected by local policies.
During the next four
years, the City Com-
mission will tackle some
critically important is-
sues, such as whether or
not to expand the Down-
town Community Rede-
velopment Area (CRA)
tax increment, which di-
rectly impacts the New-
town CRA; privacy is-
sues and the appropriate
use of body cameras by
the Sarasota Police De-
partment; addressing the
documented incidents
of racial discrimination
in Sarasota housing;
the lack of affordable
housing in our commu-
nity; and homelessness.
Upon moving to Sara-
sota nearly 13 years ago,
one of the first opportu-
nities I had was to serve
our homeless communi-
ty. By providing people
in need a hot meal, a
clothes closet, prayers
of encouragement and
compassion during the
toughest of times, my
parents and I served.
Service has allowed
me to advocate for our
community through the
practice of law. I’ve
worked with individuals
and organizations who
are committed to solving
problems through ne-
gotiation, compromise
and civility. As a former
Assistant State Attorney,
I’ve worked with law
enforcement to fight
crime, pursue justice and
protect our community.
Women in crisis have
been my focus as a
volunteer attorney at
the Women’s Resource
Center, where I provide
legal services related to
housing, domestic vio-
lence, and other family
issues. I’ve facilitated
workshops through-
out our community on
issues regarding safe
use of social media for
teens, small business
incorporation, resto-
ration of civil rights,
and sealing/expung-
ing criminal records.
I have long, produc-
tive histories with Sara-
sota’s Human Relations
Board, the CRA Adviso-
ry Board, and the YMCA
Y-Achievers and Take
Stock in Children men-
toring programs. In my
law practice, I represent
underserved individuals
in the areas of family
and criminal law, asset
planning and small busi-
ness support services.
The Robert L. Taylor
Community Complex
and Booker High School
are facilities I’ve helped
shape, having sat on
community advisory
rebuild committees for
both. I’ve worked on
the front lines of many
of our most important
issues, helping to make
decisions and guide poli-
cies that are leading to a
better Sarasota. Increas-
ing our property values,
finding ways to meet
the housing needs of our
city’s young profession-
als and working fami-
lies, and empowering
our youth to succeed ...
these are just a few of the
key issues in which I’ve
had a leadership role.
I’m also honored to
share that every local
organization that has
an interview and ap-
proval process has en-
dorsed me, including
the SW Florida Police
Benevolent Associa-
tion, the Retired City
Firefighters Associa-
tion, the Realtor Asso-
ciation of Sarasota, and
The Sarasota Observer.
As your next city com-
missioner, I’ll continue
to work to move our
city forward, through
responsible governance;
better use of your hard-
earned taxpayer dollars;
a sustainable solution to
our homeless crisis; eco-
nomic growth through
smart development
principles; and support
of continued redevel-
opment in Newtown
and North Sarasota.
Many say that low
voter turnout amongst
minority voters in mu-
nicipal elections is due
to voter apathy. I dis-
agree! I believe you
haven’t been given the
opportunity to support
a candidate that has
your interests at heart.
In addition, political
campaigns historically
overlook minority voters
during local municipal
elections, versus work-
ing to embrace and in-
crease their participation
in the electoral process.
That must change. You
matter! Your voice mat-
ters! Your vote matters!
I bring a fresh perspec-
tive to the commission.
I’m concerned about the
entire district, and will
give each voter’s con-
cerns my full attention.
If you live in District
3, please vote for me
for Sarasota City Com-
mission on May 12th.
I’ll make sure that you
are involved in the pro-
cess, and will always
be accessible when you
Thank God for Balti-
more State’s Attorney
Marilyn Mosby. She is
aherotomebutwere-
ally don’t need heroes.
I thank God for sending
us a Black public servant
that is not afraid to do the
job she is supposed to do!
Law enforcers and oth-
ers have been directly
or indirectly involved
in the murders, beat-
ings, choking of people
of color for hundreds
of years. Don’t act like
you’ve never heard
of lawmen led lynch
mobs that resulted in
Black men hanging from
trees back in the day!
At last, we have a
Black woman that is
risking her job, jeopar-
dizing her career and
perhaps putting her own
life in danger by merely
doing what she is being
paid tax dollars to do.
Freddie Gray would
be alive and no officers
would be facing mur-
der charges if only one
law man had provided
Freddie Gray with the
medic and medical at-
tention that he asked
for multiple times.
So what if some of
the officers charged
with manslaughter and
other crimes are Black?
Ifitwereuptome,
the Black officers that
helped commit or re-
fused to stop the crimes
done under color of law
that killed Freddie Gray
should get more jail
time and punishment
than anybody involved!
This “Django Un-
chained” idea that the
best way to get ahead is to
love your enemies more
than you love yourself
and your biological and
extended family mem-
bers must be discarded.
You’re not dead but no
matter where you live or
where you work there
are people that look
like you that don’t care
what happens to you.
Not too many Cau-
casians read The Gantt
Report but every week a
modern day Buckwheat
or Kingfish will run to
tell someone that “Lu-
cius wrote about devils”!
Every day you turn
on the TV some ne-
gro comes on to throw
shade on a Black per-
son! They don’t like
the President, they
don’t like Mayweather,
they don’t like Atlanta
Housewives, They don’t
like Tyler Perry, they
don’t like Creflo Dollar!
Ok, even I’m not
fond of some people
of African descent but
I don’t use my prefer-
ences or non-preferences
to keep a job, keep a
title or get a come up!
Iamawriter.Idomy
job. We all should do
the job we were hired
to do, took an oath to
do or volunteered to do.
Can you be like Bal-
timore State’s Attor-
ney Marilyn Mosby? If
you’re a police person
can’t you just protect
and serve? If you’re a
lawyer can you just fight
for your clients in a court
room instead of taking
whatever plea or settle-
ment that is offered to
you? Teachers, can you
just do a good bit of
teaching? Can we all
just contribute to a better
society by doing what-
ever job we have to do?
Every city, no most
cities, don’t have a State
Attorney like Marilyn
Mosby. Don’t take my
word for it. Tell me in
what city is there a State
Attorney that will oppose
misconduct by a law en-
forcer, prosecute some-
one for hurting or kill-
ing a Black person and
not over-charge or seek
exaggerated sentenc-
es for Black suspects?
The answer is nowhere!
You can’t find a State
Attorney like Marilyn
Mosby in Hollywood!
Thank God for Bal-
timore State’s Attor-
ney Marilyn Mosby.